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JOSEPH P. OLEAL, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL OASlIREGISTER COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CASH-REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 589,246, dated August31, 1897.

Application filed Marsh 23, 1896. Renewed July 1, 1897. Serial No.648,141. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH P. CLEAL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Im provements in Gash-Registers, ofwhich the followingis a description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

Myinvention has forits object the production of a cheap and simplemachine for indieating and recording upon a paper strip and also,preferably, adding upon a set of registeringwheels the amounts of thevarious transactions in connection with which the machine is used; andit consists in certain new combinations and arrangements of parts andcertain new modes of operation, all of which will be hereinafter morefully ex plained, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of thecomplete machine, including the base or drawer-compartment, upon whichthe working mechanism rests. In the remaining views the base ordrawereompartment is omitted, excepting in Fig. 9, and the views areenlarged, and Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the machine,with the casingin section; Fig. 3, a rear elevation with the rear wall of the casingremoved; Fig. 4, a vertical section approximately on the line at 4. ofFig. 5, showing an inside face view of the hinged front wall of thecasingand the parts carried thereby; Fig. 5, a vertical sectionapproximately on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3; Fig. 0, a vertical sectionapproximately 011 the line 6 (3 of Fig. 3; Fig. 7, a horizontal sectionap proximately on the line 7 7 of Fig. 5; Fig. 8, a detail verticalsection on the line 8 8 of Fig. 7; Fig. 9, a vertiealsection of theentire machine, excepting the extreme top, approximately on the line 5)9 of Fig. '7; Fig. 0, a perspective detail of the portion of thecashdrawer which cooperates with the drawerlatch and trip-lever; Fig.10, a top plan view with the top of the casing, cut away or removed;Figs. 11 and 12, details of the cam which operates the drawer-lock andgongsoundingmechanism, and Fig. 13 a detail of the cams which rock theregistering-wheel frame.

The same letters and numerals of reference are used to indicateidentical parts in all the figures.

The principal working parts of the machine are inelosed within andsupported by a easing A, which rests upon the usual box B, whichcontains the money drawer O and which constitutes the base of themachine. The body of the casing A is approximately square incross-section, Fig. 7, and is composed of four vertical plates or wallsand a hinged top D. The front wall E is hinged at its lower edge at a a,so thatit may be swung outward and downward to give access to theinterior of the machine, and when closed is secured by a lock 1) at itsupper edge, Figs. 1, L, and 5.

Mounted to slide vertically upon the inner face of the wall E areaseries of bars F, whose upper halves have racks formed upon them, whichracks mesh, respectively, with pinions G, fast upon the hubs of a seriesof indicatorwheels II, one for each rack-bar, which are mounted upon ahorizontal shaft I, supported at its opposite ends in arms or bracketsJ, secured upon the inner face of the hinged wall E and projectinginwardly therefrom. The wall E is provided with a transverse window orsightopening K opposite the indicator-wheels H, through which opening asingle number upon each wheel may be exposed at one time.

In the lower part of the hinged wall E, beneath the severalindicator-wheels, are a series of vertical slots L, in which fit thesuitably-shaped forward sides of blocks M, into which are screwed thestems of the operating knobs or buttons N,Figs. l,it,5,6,7,8,9,it11(l10.The main bodies of the blocks M are upon the inner side of the wall E,only their reduced forward sides or the lugs thereon projecting throughthe slots I1, and the lower ends of the bars F are secured to the sidesof the respective 95 blocks M. The provision of the blocks M is simply ameans for guiding thelower ends of the bars F and attaching theoperating-knobs to them, and it will be understood that the slots I.mightin some cases be arranged in vertieal line with the bars and thestems of the operating-knobs pass through them and be directly screwedinto or otherwise secured to the bars.

For the purpose of yieldingly holding the bars F in the severalpositions to which they may be moved by the operating-knobs there areprovided friction-springs O, fastened at their lower ends of the wallEand curved outwardly at their upper ends and shaped to cooperate withnotches formed upon the outer sides or edges of the bars, as shown inFigs. 5 and 6. These notches in the bars F correspond to the exactindicating and printing positions of the bars, hereinafter described, sothat when the spring Ois engaged with any given notch of its bar thelatter is in proper position to indicate and print some given number.

The springs and cooperating notches on thebars therefore serve not onlyto yieldingly hold the bars in the different positions to which they maybe moved, but serve as well to adjust them and cause them to always cometo rest when released in proper indicating posit-ions.

In the present instance there are five of the bars F, indicating-wheels,and operatingknobs, and at the right of each of the slots L there isplaced upon the front face of the wall E of the casing, Fig. 1, an indexconsisting of a vertical row of numbers, representinga cipher and thenine digits in regular order. Each of the indicator-wheels H likewisebears upon its periphery a corresponding series of nineindicating-numbers and a eipher,and the adjustment of the parts is suchthat when any one of the operating-knobsNis moved vertically until itstands opposite any given number the indicator-wheel, which is geared toits bar F, will be turned to present the correspending number at thewindow K. The lefthand one of the operating-knobs N and its cooperatingindicating devices are used to represent units of cents, the second tensof cents, the third units of dollars, the fourth tens of dollars, andthe fifth hundreds of dollars, so that by means of the five knobs andtheir cooperating devices any amount from one cent to nine hundred andninety-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents may be indicated at the windowK by moving the several knobs to the proper positions for that purpose.

The foregoing constitutes the indicating mechanism of the maehine,and Iwill next de: scribe the recording or printing mechanism by which thevarious values indicated at the different operations of the machine areseparately printed upon a paper strip, and an individual record of eachtransaction thereby preserved.

The paper strip referred to is carried in a supply-roll I mounted uponaspindle Q, Figsri 5, t5, and 9, supported at its opposite ends inbearings upon the side walls of the casing and passing through openingsin flat springs R R, which are secured at their rear ends to a cross-baror plate S, supported by the side walls of the casing and projectforwardly therefrom an d lit against the opposite ends of the roll P,bearing against the same with suffieient pressure to preserve a propertension upon the strip. The paper strip is led from the roll P upward byan indirect course, hereinafter described, to a storage spool or reel'1, mounted in the upper middle portion of the casing and provided uponone end with a ratchet U, Figs. 2, 6, and 8, wit-h which eooperates anactuatingpawl V to intermittently advance the record-strip and aholding-pawl to prevent backward movement of the storage-reel. Theactuating-pawl V is pivoted at its lower end to the upper end of a leverX, which is pivoted at c to a stud projecting inward from the side plateof the casing. The lever X has formed upon its lower end a lateralprojection or lug Y, Figs. 3, 6, and 7, which stands in the path of acam Z upon a rotary shaft A, so that at each revolution of said shaftthe lever X is vibrated and the pawl V caused to turn the ratchet U andadvance the record-strip. A coiled spring B, connecting the pawls V and\V, holds them in engagement with the ratchet U and also serves to resetthe pawl V and lever X after the latter has been actuated by the camupon the shaft A in the manner described.

IIung upon a red 0', extending transversely across the machine andsupported at its 0pposite ends in bearings upon the side walls of thecasing, Figs. 2, 5, and (J, is a pendent swinging frame composed of twoside arms E, rigidly connected by a cross-bar D, and a rod F, connectingthe lower ends of the arms E. Ilung in the lower end of this swingingframe upon the rod F is a second frame composed of two opposite sideplates G, which are hung at their left-hand or rear ends upon the rod Fand extend forwardly to the right therefrom in approximately horizontalposition and have their front ends widened and shaped to form ears (1 e.The two side or end plates G of this frame are rigidly connected by aninterposed transverse frame consisting of two cross-bars ll 1 and endplates J, formed integral with the bars and secured to the opposite endplates G of the swinging frame, Fig. 7. Mountedin the cross-bar, nearits opposite ends, are two short rods or pins K, adapted to slide backand forth through the holes provided for them in the bar I and havingfast upon their front ends a transverse platen-barL'.Coiledspringssurrounding the rods K between the platen-bar L and thecross-bar I serve to press the platen-bar toward the right in Figs. 5,6, and 9, while its movement in that direction is limited by pins passedthrough the rods K at the left of the bar 1.

Supported between the upper forward corners of ears 6 of the two sideplates G is a transverse bar M, carrying the inking-pad N. Thisinking-pad and the platen L are adapted to cooperate with types 0,formed upon or secured to the rear faces of the lower ends of the barsF, beneath the racks upon the latter. lVhen the bars F are in theiruppermost positions, as shown in the drawings, the lowermost ones ofsaid types stand opposite the inking-pad N in what may be termed thehorizontal printing-line, and when the bars are moved downward greateror less distances their different types will be brought to such line.

It will be seen that if the swinging frame which is hung upon the rod 0be swung forward with the frame G in the position-shown in Figs. 5 and 6the inking-pad N will contact with and ink the types which are standingat the printing-line, and that if the parts are then swung rearwardagain and the front end of the frame G lifted until the platen L isbrought opposite the printing-line and the parts are then swung forwardto the right again the platen L will contact with the types at theprinting-line and print the number represented by suchtypes upon anypaper strip which may be interposed between the platen and types. By themeans to be described the parts are given these several movements ateach operation of the machine and the paper strip is led from the roll Pupward over the cross-rod f, supported at its opposite ends in the earsd of the plates G, thence forward and upward across the platen L, thencerearward and upward beneath a rod g, supported at its opposite ends inthe upper ends of the arms E, (which project a short distance above therod C upon which they are hung,) and thence upward and rearward aroundthe storage-reel T.

At each operation of the machine the movement of the parts abovedescribed causes the inking-pad N to be first thrown forward to theright against the types at the printingline to ink them and to then bewithdrawn and the platen L thrown against such types, carrying the paperstrip with it and pressing it against the types and causing the figuresrepresented by them to be printed upon it, after which the pawl V,heretofore described, is actuated to turn the storage-reel T and drawforward a portion of the record-strip sufficient to carry the printedline away from the platen. The types 0 upon the bars F of coursecorrespond to the indicating-numbers upon the wheels H and are soarranged that when a given number upon any wheel is exposed to view atthe window in the casing the corresponding type-number upon the verticalbar geared to such wheel will stand at the printing-line, so that theamount indicated at each operation of the machine will be also printedupon the paper strip.

I will now describe the means employed for effecting the inking andprinting or impressing movements above described.

Loosely hung upon the rod F, Figs. 5 and 7, is a bent lever orbell-crank P, whose up per rear end is pivoted to the upper forward endof a similar lever Q, loosely mounted upon a fixed rod R, supported atits opposite ends in the side walls of the casing. A coiled spring Sconnects the lower ends of the two levers P Q and yieldingly holds themin the position shown in Fig. 5. The two connected upper ends or arms ofthese levers form a toggle,by depressing and straightening which the rodF and parts moving with it may be forced forward to the right to carrythe inking-pad N against the types when the parts are in one positionand to carry the platen against the types when the parts are in anotherposition, as heretofore explained. Fast upon the rotary shaft A,heretofore referred to, are two cams T U, Figs. 2 and 7, which cooperatewith a lug or projection V upon the side of the upper arm of the lever Qto depress the same twice in succession at each revolution of the shaftA and to consequently straighten the toggle and force the rod F andparts carried by it to the right twice in succession at each operationof the machine. At the first movement of the parts under the action ofthe cam T, the frame G being in the posit-ion shown in Fig. 5, theinking-pad N will contact with the types and ink them, whereupon as thecam T clears the projection V the springs S will return the parts tonormal position. Then before the cam U comes into contact with theprojection V to again force the parts to the right the frame G islifted, by the means to be now described, until the platen L is broughtopposite the printing-line, so that when the cam U acts the platen willbe forced against the types to effect the printing. As seen in Figs. 7,S, and J, the rear cross-bar H of the rigid frame, which is secured toand carried by the swinging frame or plates G, has extending rearwardlyfrom it an arm \V, through which passes the rod F, thus constituting thearm a lever with the rod F as its fulcrnm,so that by depressing the rearend of this arm orleverthe forward side of the swinging frame G and theplaten L may be lifted, and vice versa. The rear end of the lever V isconnected by a slot-and-pin connection with the'front end of abell-crank lever X, Fig. 8, which is mounted at its rear end or elbowupon the rod R, heretofore described. This lever X has formed upon oneside of it a lug Y,whieh stands beneath and in the path of a cam Z, fastupon the rotary shaft A, heretofore described, Figs. '7 and 8. The leverW has an arm 7t extending downwardly from its fulcru m and connected bya coiled springj with the lower arm of the bell-crank X, which springserves to yieldingly hold the two levers in and return them to theirnormal position. (Shown in Figs. 8 and 9.) The result of thisarrangement of parts is that at each revolution of the shaft A the cam Zwill depress the lever X and thereby depress the rear end of the lever Wand throw the platen L upward to position opposite the printing-line.The adjustment of the parts is such that this operation takes placebetween the action of the cams T and U, heretofore described, and thecam Z holds the parts in such position as it rides over the projection Yof the lever X while the cam U is acting to force the platen against thetypes, after which the cam Z clears the projection Y and the springjreturns the levers V X and platen L to normal position. In this mannerand by these means at each operation of the machine the typeswhich havebeen brought to the printing-line by the setting of the indicator-wheelsin the manner heretofore described are first inked and then the paperstrip is forced against them to effect the printing of their numbersupon it.

For the purpose of locking the indicatorwheels and type-bars in positionafter they have been set and while the printing and other operationshereinafter described are being effected each indicator-wheel H has fastupon its hub a notched disk 1, with which cooperates a pointedlocking-tooth 2,-formed upon and projecting forwardly- (to the right inFi 5, 6, and 9) from a transverse bar 23, which is formed integral withand carried by the upper ends of a pair of arms t -i, which are looselymounted at their lower ends upon the red O and are also connected ashort distance above said red by an integral cross-bar 5, Fig. 2. henthe swinging frame formed of these side arms and cross-bars is swung tothe right, its teeth 2 engage the notches in the disk]. and lock theindicator-wheels and typebars in fixed position. \Vhen the frame isswung rearward to the left, the teeth 2 are disengaged from the disk 1and the bars are free to be slid upward and downward to set theindicator-wheels and types as desired.

Rigidlysecured to the rear side of the crossbar 5 of this swinging frameis the upper forward end of 'a bent arm or lever (3, to whose lower endor elbow is pivoted at 7 the front end or elbow of a somewhat similararm or lever 8, whose rear end is provided with an enlarged openingloosely fitting over the shaft A, Fig. 9. The upper front end of thisarm or lever S and the upper rear end of the arm 6 are connected by acoiled spring 9, whose action tends to throw the upper side of theswinging frame 3 4 5 to theright and maintain the locking-teeth 2 inengagement with the notched disks 1 of the indicator-wheels and alsopresses the rear end of the arm 8 downward. A cam upon the shaft A,which will be hereinafter more fully described, at each operation of themachine forces the arm Sslightly to the right, thus carrying the lowerend of the arm (3 in that direction and rocking the swinging framerearward and disengaging the teeth 2 from the notched disks of theindicator-wheels. This occurs just at the end of the operation of themachine, and at the very beginning of the next operation the camreleases the arm 8 and the spring 9 throws the locking-teeth 2 intoreengagement with the notched disks, so that during substantially theentire operation of the machine after the indicators and type-bars havebeen set they are locked from movement.

vllaving now described the indicating and printing and lockingmechanisms, I will next describe the registering mechanism.

The registering-wheels 10, Figs. 1, 5, (3, and 10, are loosely mountedupon a shaft 11, carried in the upper forward ends of the side arms 12of a swinging frame secured at its lower side to a rock-shaft 13,journaled at its opposite ends in hearings on the side walls of thecasing, Fig. 3.

Loosely hung upon a fixed rod 1i, extending transversely across themiddle of the machine, near its upper end, and secured to the oppositewalls of the casing, are a series of lovers 15, whose upper forwardcurved ends rest upon the upper ends of the vertical rackbars F andwhose rear ends are provided with curved racks or segn'ients 16, adaptedto cooperate with pinions 17 upon the sides or hubs of the respectiveregistering-wheels 10.

There is a lever 15 and segment- 10 for each of the rack-bars F and aregistering-wheel to cooperate with each segment. Coiled springs 18,connected to the respective segments 10, yieldingly hold the levers 15in normal posi tion and cause their upper forward ends to bear upon theupper ends of the bars F. \Vhcn the frame 12, which carries theregistering-wheels, is in its normal position, as shown in Figs. 5 and(J, the pinions-1T are out of mesh with the segments 16, so that thefront ends of the levers 15 may rise and fall with the bars F as thelatter are moved vertically to set the indicator-wheels and typeswithout affectin the registering wheels. Fast upon the rockshaft 13,which carries the frame 12, is a depending arm 19, Figs. 3 and 5, whoselower end is forked and projects downward upon opposite sides of therotary shaft A, Figs. 7 and 13. The forward fork 20 is provided with alateral projection or stud, (covered by an antifriction roller,) whichstands in the path of a cam 21, fast upon the shaft A, Figs. 3 and 7,while the rear fork 22 is provided with a similar projection, whichstands in the path of a second cam 23, fast upon the shaft A. The shapesand positions of the cams 21 and 23 are such that at the be ginning ofthe rotation of the shaft A at each operation of the machine the cam 23will engage the projection upon the fork of the arm 1!) and swing thelower end of said arm slightly rearward, thereby rocking the shaft 13and throwing the pinions of the registering-wheels into mesh with thesegments 16 of the levers 15, while as the shaft approaches thecompletion of a half-revolution the cam 23 will clear the projection onthe fork 22 and the cam 21 will contact with the projection 011 the fork20 and swing the lower end of the arm 15) forward again and disengagethe pinions from the segments. The operating-surface of the cam 21 is ofsufficient length to maintain the parts in this position until after theshaft A completes its revolution, Fig. 13,

so that at the end of the operation of the machine the parts are held inthe position shown in Fig. 5, with the registering-wheels disengagedfrom the segments, while at the beginning of forward movement from suchposition the cam 21 clears the projection on the fork 20 and the cam 23comes into operation, as before explained. Now it will be understoodthat when any one of the bars F is slid downward from its uppermostposition (shown in Figs. 5 and 6) for the purpose of setting itsindicator-wheel and type, the upper'forward end of the lever 15, restingupon such arm, will follow it downward under the influence of the spring18, the result of which is that the setting of any one of the bars Fserves also to set the corresponding segment 10. If then the pinion ofthe registeringwheel corresponding to such set segment be engaged withit and the segment be then moved downward to normal position by lift ingthe front end of its lever 15 while the pinion remains in engagementwith it, it will be seen that the registering-wheel will be turned adistance proportionate to the upward movement given the front end of itslever 15. The adjustment of the parts is such that when any given bar Fis slid downward to its limit of movement to thereby turn itsindicator-wheel nine-tenths of a revolution and bring the number O intoview at the window in the casing the segment 16, corresponding to suchbar, will be moved by its spring 18 a distance just sufficient to haveturned its cooperating registering-wheel 1O nine-tenths of a revolutionhad the pinion of such wheel been in mesh with the segment during themovement of the latter.

The pinions of the registering-wheels are not in mesh with the segmentsduring the setting of the bars F and indicator-wheels, so that, likesaid bars and wheels, they are simply set by such movements of the barsand wheels; but by means to be described all of the displaced segmentsare returned to their upper or normal position (shown in Figs. 5 and 6)at each operation of the machine and during the time the pinions of theregisteringwheels are in mesh with them, and after they have beenreturned to such position the pinions are again thrown out of mesh, sothat when the segments are released and moved backward to their severalset positions by the springs 18 they will be out of mesh with thepinions of the registering-wheels and the latter will remain in thepositions to which they have been moved by the segments.

It follows from the foregoing that whenever the bars F are moveddownward from their uppermost positions to set their indicatorwheels andtypes the corresponding segments are likewise set and that in theirreturn movement to their normal or upper position the segments actuatethe registering-wheels to add upon them the amounts indicated by theindicator-wheels.

The means for moving the segment-levers 15 to their extreme upperposition at each operation of the machine will be now described.

Referring to Fig. 2, it will be seen that the three levers 15 at theleft are fast upon the right-hand ends of three concentric hubs orsleeves 24:, while fast upon the left-hand ends of said sleeves arethree forwardly-projecting arms 25, Figs. 2, 5, and 10. To the frontends of these arms 25 are pivoted the upper ends of links 26, whoselower ends are pivoted to the front ends of levers 27, Figs. 5 and T,hung at their rear ends upon a rod 28, extending across the rear side ofthe machine. As seen in Fig. 7, each of the levers 27 is provided with alateral projection or stud 29, standing in the path of a cam upon therotary shaft A. The two right-hand levers 15 in Fig. 2 are fastened uponthe left-hand ends of two concentric sleeves or hubs 31, to whoseright-hand ends are secured forwardly-projecting arms 32, connected bylinks 33 to the front ends of levers 34, Figs. (3 and 10, also hung attheir rear ends upon the shaft 28 and provided with lateral projections35, standing in the path of cams 86 upon the shaft A.

By the means above described the cams upon the shaft A at each operationof the machine lift the levers 15 to their extreme upper positions.(Shown in Figs. 5 and (3.) This lifting movement takes place immediatelyafter the cam 23, heretofore described, has thrown the lower end of thearm 19 rearward and thereby rocked the shaft and engaged the pinions ofthe registering-wheels with segments 10, so that during this upwardmovement of the lovers 15 and downward movement of the segments from theseveral positions to which they have been moved by the springs 18 at thesetting of the indicator-wheels the registering-wheels are geared to thesegments and the movements of the latter are transmitted to the wheels.Shortly after the cam 28 has cleared the projection upon the rear fork22 of the arm 19 and the cam 21 has engaged the projection upon thefront fork 20 of said arm and thrown it forward and disengaged thepinions from the segments the cams 30 and 30 will clear the projectionsupon the levers 27 and 3t, so that said levers will be unsupported,whereupon the springs 18, connected to the segmentsnvill immediatelylift the several segments and lower the links and levers until theforward ends of the levers 15 contact with and are arrested by the upperends of the several bars F.

It will be understood from the foregoing that the levers 15corresponding to any of the bars F which are in their uppermostpositions and are not moved therefrom will not be affected by theoperation of the machine, but will remain at rest, while the leverscorresponding to such bars as are not in uppermost position will bemoved from their several lower positions to their uppermost positions,and that during such movement their segments will be in mesh with thepinions of the registering-wheels and their movements a spring-pressedpawl 53.

be thereby transmitted to said wheels, after in which litsapin 5S,projccting laterallyl'roln which the segments and pinions will bedisengaged and the lovers be allowed to return independently to theseveral positions from which they were moved.

The transfers between the several registering-wheels are effected bysuitable transferpawls 37, Fig. 5, carried by the upper ends of levers38, loosely fulcrumed on the rock-shaft 13, the levers 38 being actuatedby cams 39, fast upon a rotary shaft 40, Figs. 8 and 5, journaled at itsopposite ends in bearings upon the side walls of the casing and havingfast upon it a beveled gear 41, meshing with a similar gear 42, fastupon the upper end of a vertical shaft 4:3, journaled in brackets at a5,projecting from a vertical bar 40, Fig. 3, suitably supported by theshafts 4-0 and A and by a bracket 47, secured to the side wall of thecasing. At its lower end the shaft 4-3 has fast upon it a beveled gear48, meshing with a similar gear 49, fast upon the shaft A, heretoforedescribed, so that at each revolution of the shaft A the shaft -10 andthe cams 39 are given a revolution to actuate the pawl-levers 38. Thepawls 3'7 cooperate with the usual latches 50, Figs. 3, 5, and 6, whichnormally support the pawls in inoperative position, but which aretripped by the complete revolutions of the respective wheels to permitthe pawls to drop into operative position and to actuate the severalwheels when they are thrown forward by the cams 30 to effect thetransfers in the usual well-known manner.

The rotary-movement of the shaft A, herotofore referred to, is elfectedby means of a handle 51, secured upon its left-hand end, which projectsoutside the casing, Fig. 2, and to prevent backward movement of the l1andle after it has been turned from normal position the shaft A has fastupon it a toothed disk 52, Figs. 2 and 5, with which cooperates At onepoint in its periphery this disk is cut away or left with a smoothsurface to permit slight freedom of movement in either direction whenthe operating-handle is in approximately normal position, the pawl 53 atsuch time en gaging this cutaway or smooth surface, as seen in Fig. 5.

The moneydrawer O is locked when in closed position by a latch-lever 5a,mounted on a transverse rod 55, supported at its opposite ends in theside plates of the casing just above the base of the machine. The rearend of this latch-lever extends downward through an opening in the top13 of the drawer-compartment, Fig. 0, and when the drawer is closedcatches in front of an upwardly-bent shoulder of a plate 56, secured toone of the division-walls of the drawer. A coiled spring 57, connectedat its lower end to the front end of the lever 54 and at its upper endto the fixed cross-bar S, yieldingly holds the le ver 5a in position toengage the plate 56 on the drawer. The lever 54 has in it a slot- 50,

i the cross-bar S, Fig.

the lower end of a vertically-movable bar 60, mounted in guides 61 uponthe rear face of 3, and pulled downwardly by a coiled spring (32,connected at its upper end to the bar 60 and at its lower end to the barS. The bar has secured to or formed integral with its upper end a plate63, provided with a vertical slot embracing the rotary shaft A andfittin g snugly a collar upon said shaft, by which means the upper endof the bar 00 is guided in its vertical movement. The vertical movementsof the bar are effected by means of a cam-disk (ll-,fast upon the shaftA beside the plate 63 of the bar 60. This disk (it is provided with acanrgroove (55, Figs. 11 and 12, in which fits a lug o0, projecting fromthe side of the plate 63. The shape of the cam-groove 05 is such that asthe shaft A and disk U4 approach the end of a revolution at thecompletion of an operation of the machine the bar (30 will be lifted andthe latchlever 54: disengaged from the plate 56 upon the drawer,releasing the latter and permitting the spring 07behind it to throw itopen. At the end of the revolution of the disk (A the lug enters thevertical portion of the camgroove in Figs. 11 and 1.9, so that the bar(30 is released and, but for the means hereinafter described, wouldimmediately drop back to its lower position under the influence of thespring 62. It is prevented from immediate return to such position by alatch 08, which is also mounted on the rod 55, Fig. 9, and whose upperrear end is adapted when the bar (50 is raised and the drawer releasedand thrown open to engage a notch or shoulder 69 upon the forward sideof the bar 60. A coiled spring 70, connected to the latch 68, pressesits upper end rearward for this purpose, but when the drawer is inclosed position the latch is held out of engagement or contact with thebar by means of a lever '71, which is fulcrumed on the rod 55 beside thelatch-lever 5t and whose rear end extends downward through the openingin the baseboard B and cooperates with an incline 72 upon the upper edgeof one of the partitions of the drawer, Figs. 9 and 9. The upwardly andrearwardly curved edge of this lever 71, adjacent its fulcrum 55,cooperates with a pin 73, projecting laterally from the latch (58. Thenthe drawer is in closed position and the incline '72 has ridden underthe lower rear end of the lever 71 and supports it in its high estposition, the contact of the aforesaid edge of the lever with the pin 73holds the latch in the normal position shown in the drawings against thestress of the spring 70, but when the drawer C is released and thrownopen the rear end of the lever 71 is free to drop slightly, whichreleases the latch 68 and permits its spring to throw its upper endrearward to engage the shoulder 69 upon the bar 00. The engagement ofthe latch (38 with this shoulder 69 supports the bar 60 in elevatedposition so long as the money-drawer 1 remains open,butwhen the draweris closed the lever 71 is again lifted to normal position, throwing thelatch (38 forward and releasing the bar 60, which thereupon immediatelydrops back to the position shown in the drawings.

It will be understood that during the time the bar 60 is supported inits upper position, while the drawer remains open, the lug (56 on theplate 63 of said bar stands immediately in the path of the shoulder ofthe cam-groove G5 in the disk 64, Figs. 11 and 12, so that during suchtime the disk 6i and consequently the shaft A and operating-handle ofthe machine are locked from movement. .Vhen the drawer is closed and thebar 60 released and dropped back to normal position, the ing (36 dropsbelow the shoulder as of the cam-groove to the position shown in Figs.11 and 12, there by unlocking the machine ready for the succeedingoperation. In this manner and by this means the machine becomes lockedat the end of each operation and cannot be operated until themoney-drawer is again closed. The plate 63 on the upper end of the bar60 is also provided with a canrslot 7 -l, in which fits a pin 75,projecting from the side of the lever 8, heretofore described, Figs. 7and 9. It will be remembered that this lever S is pivotally connected tothe bent arm or lever 6, whose upper end is rigidly secured to thecross-bar 5 of the locking-frame,which cooperates with theindicator-wheels, and that it was stated that at each operation of themachine the lever 8 was thrown slightly forward by the action of a camupon the shaft A to thereby rock the locking-frame slightly rearward anddisengage its locking-teeth 2 from the disks 1 of the indicatorwheels.lVhen the cam-disk 64 lifts the bar 60 and plate '3 in the mannerdescribed, the cam-slot 7i in the plate 63, operating on the pin of thelever 8, will force the latter slightly forward and thereby unlock theindicator-wheels, and inasmuch as the bar (30 and plate (33 remain inelevated position so long as the moneydrawer is open it follows that theindicator wheels will likewise remain unlocked until the drawer isclosed. The money-drawer is thus brought into cooperation with theindicator-wheels in such a way as to necessitate the setting of thosewheels during the time the money-drawer remains open.

There is also-provided a locking device for the hinged front wall E ofthe casing, which prevents such wall being swung open and access to theinterior of the machine obtained except when the money-drawer C is open.To this end there is provided a lever 76, Fig. 5, which is fnlcruined ona rod 77 and whose forward end is bent downwardly and provided with ahook adapted to cooperate with a catch 78 upon the inner face of thefront wall or door E of the casing. A spring 70, connected to the lever76, pulls its front end downward and yieldingly holds it in position tocooperate with the catch 78.

The rear end of the lever 76 underlies the left-hand end of a lever 80,Fig. 3, which is pivoted to a plate 81, secured to and projecting upwardfrom the crossbar S, and whose right-hand end stands in the path ofapinSi] upon the vcrlically-movable bar 60, heretofore described.\Vhenever said bar is lifted at the end of a revolution of theoperatinghandle, in the manner before explained, the pin 82 will contactwith and lift the righthand end of the lever 80, thereby depressing itsopposite end and the rear end of the lever 76 and lifting the forwardend of the latter lever, Fig. 5, and disengaging it from the catch. 78.The front wall E of the casing is then free to be swung outward wheneverreleased from its lock Z), and inasmuch as the bar 60 remains inelevated position so long as the money-drawer is open it follows thatthe lever 70 will likewise remain out of operative position until thedrawer is closed, and thus the wall E of the casing is free to beunlocked at b and swung open at any time before the money-drawer isclosed. hen the moneydrawer is closed, (the hinged wall E having beenpreviously swung inward to closed position,) the locking-lever 76 willbe released by the dropping of the bar 60 in the manner described andits spring 79 will reengage its front end with the catch 78 to relockthe wall E.

The machine is provided with a gong 8; Fig. 3, which is sounded at eachoperation of the machine by a striker 8i, operated by a trip or triggerS5, pivoted to the rear edge of the bar 60, near its lower end, thestriker be ing retracted from the gong by the trip 85 during the upwardmovement of the bar 60 and thrown against the gong by the action of aspring 86 when the trip clears the end of the striker-arm.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that when the partsare. in normal position and the money-drawer closed the indicator-wheelsand their setting devices are locked from movement. The first step atany given operation of the machine, therefore, consists in giving theoperating-handle 51 a complete revolution, which has the effect ofreleasing the drawer and permitting the spring to throw it open and ofunlocking the indicator-wheels and their setting devices. At the time ofsuch revolution of the handle the handle becomes locked in themannerbefore explained and cannot be turned farther without firstclosing the money-drawer. The revolution of the handle causes thesegmentlevers to be moved forward to their limit of movement and thenpermitted to come back to their several set positions, thereby effecting a registration of the amount represented by the indicators in theposition occupied by them at the beginning of the operation. Theinking-pad and impression-platen are also actuated by this revolution ofthe handle to I print upon the paper strip the same amount I as thatregistered and indicated.

1 The next step in the operation of the ma chine consists in setting theindicators to indicate the amount of the new transactions and thenclosing the money-drawer, whereupon the indicators and their settingdevices become locked in their new positions and remain so locked untilthe handle, which has been released by the closing of the drawer in themanner heretofore explained, is given another revolution to register andprint the amount of the new indication. The amount which is indicated atany given operation of the machine is therefore not registered andprinted until the next succeeding operation of the machine, but inasmuchas the indicators become locked in their set positions by the closing ofthe money-drawer at the end of each operation and can only be releasedand moved to any other position by first givin g the operating-handle arevolution and thereby registering and printing the amount indicated, itfollows that the registration and printing at each operation of theamount indicated by the preceding operation is assured.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim 1. The combination ofthe reciprocating bars provided with the racks and the series of types,the indicator-wheels geared to the bars, a movable frame carrying aninking-pad and an impression-platen, and means for moving said frametoward the types twice in succession at each operation and shifting itbetween said movements to first press the inking-pad against the typesand then press the impression-platen against them, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination of the reciprocating bars provided with the series oftypes, a

swinging frame, a second frame pivoted in the swinging frame andcarrying an inkingpad and an impression-platen,means for movin g theswinging frame toward the types twice in succession at each operation,and means for moving the second frame on its pivot between suchmovements of the swinging frame, to cause the inking-pad to be pressedagainst the types at the first movement of the swinging frame and theimpressionplaten at the second movement thereof, substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination of the reciprocating bars provided with the series oftypes, a swinging frame, a second frame pivoted in the swinging frameand carrying an inkingpad and an impression platen, two rotary camscooperating with the swinging frame to move the same toward the typestwice in succession at each operation, and a third cam cooperating withthe pivoted frame to move the same upon its pivot between the movementsof the swinging frame, to cause the inkingpad to cooperate with thetypes at the first movement of the swinging frame, and theimpression-platen at the second, substantially as described.

4.. The combination of the vertically-reciprocating bars F provided withthe types 0',

ceases the indicator-wheels ll geared tosaid bars, the swinging frame Fhung upon the rod O, the frame G pivoted at its rear end in the lowerend of the frame it and carrying at its forward end the hiking; ad I\"and impression-platen 1., the rotary cams 'l" U and means intermediatethe same and the swinging frame F for moving the latter and the frame Gtoward the types twice in succession at each complete revolution of saidcams, and the cam Z and means intermediate the same and the frame Gr formoving the latter upon its pivot, between the movements of the swingingframe F, substantially as described.

5. The combination of the vertically-reciprocating bars F provided withthe types 0, the swinging frame E hung upon the red C, the frame Gpivoted at its rear end in the lower end of the frame E and carrying atits forward end the inking-pad l5 and impression-platen L, thetogglelevers P Q intermediate the frame E and rod R, the rotary cams T Ucooperating with the lever Q, to straighten the toggle twice insuccession at each revolution of said cams, the spring S for returningthem to normal position, the lever X cooperating with the arm \V projecting from the pivoted frame G, the cam Z cooperating with the lever X,and the spring j for resetting the parts, substantially as de scribed.

6. The combination of the reciprocating bars F provided with the types0, the indicator-wheels II geared to said bars, the movable framecarrying the inking-pad and impression-platen, the rotary cams andintermediate devices for operating said frame, the storage-reel T uponwhich the record-strip is wound after being led from the supply-rollacross the imprcssion-platen, the actuating pawl cooperating with thestorage-reel T, and the rotary cam cooperating with said pawl to turnthe ratchet and reel and advance the paper strip at each operation,substantially as described.

7. The combination of the reciprocating bars, the segment-leverscooperating therewith, the registering-wheels cooperating with thesegments and moved in one direction by them, and means for returningallof the displaced segments to a given position at each operation ofthe machine, substantially as described.

8. The combination of the reciprocating end against said bars andprovided with the segments at their opposite ends, theregistering-wheels mounted in a pivoted frame and provided with pinionsto cooperate with the segments, and rotary cams cooperating with saidpivoted frame and with the segment-levers to throw the pinions into andout of mesh with the segments, and to move the displaced levers in onedirection to a given position, at each operation of the machine,substantially as described.

10. The combination of the reciprocating bars, the indicator-wheelsgeared thereto, the segment-levers cooperating with the bars, theregistering-wheels cooperating with the segments and moved by them inone direction, and means for returning the lovers to a given position ateach operation of the machine, substantially as described.

11. The combination of the reciprocating bars, the indicator-wheelsgeared thereto, the spring-pressed levers bearing at one end againstsaid bars and provided with the segments at their opposite ends,theregisteringwhcels mounted in a pivoted frame and provided with pinionsadapted to cooperate with the segments, and rotary cams and connectionsfor moving the pivoted frame to throw the pinions into and out of meshwith the segments and for restoring the displaced levers to a givenposition, at each operation of the machine, substantially as described.

12. The combination of the reciprocating bars provided with the seriesof types, means for inking said types and pressing the paper stripagainst them, the spring-pressed segment-levers bearing at one endagainst said bars and provided at their opposite ends with the segments,the registering-wheels cooperating with the segments and moved in onedirection by them, and means for restoringthe displaced levers to agiven position at each operation of the machine, substantially asdescribed.

13. The combination of the reciprocating bars, provided with the seriesof types, the indicator-Wheels geared to said bars, means for inking thetypes and pressing the paper strip against them, the spring-pressedsegment-levers cooperating with the bars, the registering-wheelscooperating with the segments and moved in one direction by them, andmeans for restoring the displaced levers to a given position at eachoperation of the machine, substantially as described.

14. The combination, with the moneydrawer and its latch, of a rotarydisk provided with a cam-groove having an offset or shonlder, areciprocating bar having a projection fitting in said groove andcooperating with the drawer-latch to release the drawer when the bar ismoved by the cam, a latch for holding the bar in moved position, withits projection in the path of the shoulder in the calm groove, to lockthe disk from further move ment, and a trip for said latch operated bythe closing of the money-drawer, to release the bar and permit itsprojection to move out of the path of saidshoulder, substantially asdescribed.

15. The combination, with the moneydrawer O and its latch-lever 54, ofthe rotary disk 64 provided with the cam-groove 65 having the otliset orshonlderoc, the reciprocating bar cooperating at its lower end with thelatch-lever 5t and provided at its upper end with the projection (50fittingin thecam-groove 65, the latch 08 cooperating with the bar 60,and a trip-lever 71 cooperating with the money-drawer O and with thelatch 68, substantially as described.

16. The combination of the rotary disk 64: having the cam-groove (35,the reciprocating bar (30 having the projection (36 fitting in saidgroove, the gong 83, the gong-striker St, the spring 86, and the trip 85carried by the bar (30 and cooperating with the striker 8%,substantially as described.

17. The combination of the rcci n'ocating bars, the indicator-wheelsgeared thereto and provided with the notched locking disks, the swinginglocking-frame provided with the locking teeth or projections cooperatingwith the notches in said disks, the moneydrawer and its latch, releasingmeans for disengaging the latch from the drawer, and means intermediatethe locking-tram e and such releasing means for disengaging thelocking-frame from the disks of the register-wheels when thedrawer-latch is disengaged from the drawerto release the latter,substantially as described.

18. The combination of the reciprocating bars F, the indicator-wheels llgeared to said bars and provided with the notched lockingdisks 1, theswinging locking-frame cooperating with said disks, the money-drawer O,the latch 51 therefor, the rotary disk 64: having the cam-groove 65, thereciprocating bar 60 cooperatii'ig at its lower end with the latch 54and provided at its upper end with the plate 63 having the projection 66fitting in the camgroove 65, means intermediate the plate 63 and thelocking-frame for causing the latter to be disengaged from theindicator-wheels by the movement of the plate 63 in one direction and tobecome reengaged with them at the movement of said plate in the oppositedirection, the latch (38 cooperating with the bar 60, and the trip-lever71 intermediate said latch and the money-drawer C, substantially asdescribed.

19. The combination of the casing A having the hinged wall or door E,the locking-lever '76 cooperating with the catch 78 on said door, thereciprocating bar 60 having the projection 82, the lever 80 cooperatingwith said projection and with the lever 7 6, the rotary disk 64 havingthe cam-groove 65 in which its the projection (56 on the bar 60, themoney-drawer C, the latch-lever 5t cooperating therewith and with thelower end of the bar (50, the latch 68 cooperating with the bar 60, andthe trip-lever 71 intermediate the drawer C and latch (18, whereby uponthe release and opening of the drawer the locking-lever 76 is disengagedfrom the catch upon the door E, and whereby upon the closing of thedrawer C said lever is rengaged with the catch, substantially asdescribed.

20. The combination of the casing A having the hinged wall or door E.provided with the window K, the reciprocating bars F mounted upon theinner face of said wall or door and having the racks and types, theindicatorwheels II also supported upon the inner face of said dooropposite the window K and geared to the bars F, the knobs N connected tothe bars F through the vertical slots in the wall E, and means forinking the types and pressing the paper strip against them,substantially as described.

21. The combination of the casingA having vertical slots L, and theinking and impress-- ing devices cooperating with the typesnpon thebars, substantially as described.

JOSEPH P. CLEAL.

lVitnesses:

PEARL N. SIGLER, ALVAN MAOAULEY.

